Surgical appliance.



PATENTED AUG 4, 1908.

w. c. YATES.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION TILED AUG. 2,1906.

- plication, and wlthout soiling the clothing ofv 7 having one side cut .away diagonally of its UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I WILLIAM CHARLES'YATESpOF LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA.

SURGICAL APPLIANCE.

Specification 0! Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM CHARLES YATES, a citizen of the United States, residing atLemoore, in the county of Kings and State of California, have invented anew [and useful Surgical Appliance, of which the following is a specificatlon;

This invention relates to surgical appliances. Y

The object of the-invention is in a certain, cleanly and sim le manner, by external ap- The applianc eomprises'a gauze bag'l,

larger at its closedthanfat its open end, and

length from the open end to a point removed Application filed August 2, 1905. semi No. 272,418.

from the closedend, forming th'erebyahood 2 at the latter end, the edges of the cutaway portions being hemmed to provide a -marginal pocket 3 in which is arranged a draw string 4 to hold the device properly positioned on the part to be treated. I

In use, a hood is slip ed over the glans penis and'the cord tied ack of it, thereby holding the hood in situ, the prepuce is then drawn over the glans .enis and the hood is saturated with a suita le medicament: I

' Having thus-described the invention, what isclaimed is:- f

A surgical appliance'comprising a gauze bag, largerat its closedthaii at its open end,

and having one side out awa diagonally of 7 its length from the open en to,- a point removed from the closed end forming thereby away portions being hemmed to provides marginal pocket, and a draw stringarranged in the pocket.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as iny own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

in the presence of two witnesses; f

1 CHARLES YATES;

' Witnesses l A PETER Finns,-

ALBnRT AgBaowN.

- a hood at the latter end, the :edges of the cut- 

